What is the difference between Project Blue and Tuco AI?

Project Blue supports 42 of the 77 features compared here, and Tuco AI supports 41. Project Blue adds group chats, group management, group name and photo, message effects and contact cards. Tuco AI adds read receipts, Telegram, email, signed webhooks and local testing.

How much do Project Blue and Tuco AI cost?

Project Blue: Flat per-line pricing: $166 a month per line billed annually or $199 a month per line on a 12-month plan, with a free trial on a shared line. Tuco AI: Starter is $149 a month for 1 line and Growth $299 a month for 2 lines, each with a one-time $335 setup fee per line and no per-message fees.

Does Tuco AI support group chats?

Tuco AI does not support group chats.

Does Tuco AI support group management?

Tuco AI does not support group management.

Does Tuco AI support group name and photo?

Tuco AI does not support group name and photo.

Project Blue vs Tuco AI

Compare Project Blue and Tuco AI side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.

Project Blue

iMessage, SMS and FaceTime Audio lines inside your CRM

Starting price: $166/month per line, billed annually
Free plan: Free trial on a shared line, verified numbers only

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Tuco AI

iMessage follow-up for opted-in leads from your CRM

Starting price: $149/month (Starter, 1 line) plus $335 setup
Free plan: None; docs say no free trials or refunds

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Project Blue supports 42 of the 77 features compared here, and Tuco AI supports 41.

Where Project Blue is ahead

and 2 more in the table below.

Where Tuco AI is ahead

and 1 more in the table below.

Feature comparison

Feature	Project Blue	Tuco AI
iMessage messaging
iMessage	Supported	Supported
Group chats	SupportedSend to groups of 2 to 32 by API. Not on trial accounts, and group sends do not sync to the CRM.	Not supportedTuco's llms.txt says it has no group chats.
Group management	PartialGroups are created by sending to a set of numbers. No add or remove member endpoints documented.	Not supportedNo group chat support
Group name and photo	PartialgroupName can be set when a group is created. No group photo documented.	Not supported
Mentions	Not listed	Not supported
Tapbacks	PartialSend or remove the six classic tapbacks on inbound iMessages. Receiving reactions is not documented.	SupportedSend six classic tapbacks by API; inbound reactions, including custom emoji, arrive as message.reaction.
Threaded replies	Not listed	Not listed
Typing indicators	PartialSend only, iMessage only, into an existing conversation. Inbound typing events not documented.	PartialStart and stop typing by API, best effort. Inbound typing events not documented.
Read receipts	Not listed	Supportedmessage.opened webhook with readAt when the recipient has read receipts on.
Edit and unsend	Not listed	Not listed
Message effects	Supported4 bubble and 9 screen effects through the effect field. iMessage only.	Not listed
Animated text effects	Not listed	Not listed
Stickers	Not listed	Not listed
Formatted text	Not listed	Not listed
Attachments	SupportedImages, videos and vCards by URL.	SupportedUp to 2 files per message, 25 MB each. Not allowed on the first message to a contact.
Live Photos	Not listed	Not listed
Rich link previews	Not listed	Not listed
Voice messages	SupportedAudio files sent as voice memos, plus AI text-to-speech voice memos.	SupportedvoiceNote sends one audio file as a native voice note bubble.
Contact cards	SupportedVCF files through mediaAttachmentUrl.	Not listed
Polls	Not listed	Not listed
Chat backgrounds	Not listed	Not listed
Location sharing	Not listed	Not listed
iMessage apps	Not listed	Not listed
Live app cards	Not listed	Not listed
Sender name and photo	SupportedSet, read and share a line's Share Name and Photo card by API.	PartialLine name and photo are set by Tuco staff, at most 3 changes per line per month.
FaceTime calls	PartialFaceTime Audio only, outbound and inbound, on FaceTime-enabled accounts. Not on trials.	PartialFaceTime Audio calls as a $100/month per-line add-on. Tuco's llms.txt says it has no FaceTime.
Delivery status	PartialMessages carry a status field such as delivered. Webhooks cover only inbound and outbound messages.	Supportedqueued, sent, delivered, failed and fallback statuses, with sent, failed and fallback webhooks.
iMessage availability check	Supported	SupportedSingle, round-robin and bulk checks, about 70 per line per day.
Focus and Notify Anyway	Not listed	Not listed
Numbers and delivery
Managed lines	SupportedNo iPhone, Mac or SIM needed. Lines are set up remotely, usually within one business day.	SupportedEach line is a real iPhone with an eSIM that Tuco hosts. About 48 hours to activate.
Dedicated numbers	SupportedA dedicated line per rep, never shared. New lines are requested by API and provisioned by the team.	SupportedOne Apple identity per line. Lines can be ordered by API.
Shared numbers	PartialTrial accounts only: a shared line that can reach verified numbers.	Not listed
Bring your own number	SupportedExisting numbers can be ported to Project Blue's carrier partner.	PartialDocs say existing numbers cannot be ported in, but a Linq migration page offers to port Linq numbers.
Line pooling	SupportedSends without lineId are load balanced across your lines.	SupportedSends without fromLineId round-robin across active lines.
SMS fallback	SupportedFalls back to SMS from the same line when iMessage is unavailable.	PartialThrough your Twilio, GoHighLevel or webhook provider, or P2P SMS from the line once support enables it.
RCS fallback	Not listedHomepage describes fallback from iMessage to WhatsApp to SMS. RCS fallback is not described.	Not supportedRCS not offered
Outbound-first messaging	SupportedLines are sold as outbound-ready. Guidelines rule out mass outbound iMessage.	SupportedOutbound to opted-in contacts. Cold lists are refused, and first messages cannot carry links or files.
Calls on the iMessage number	SupportedDialer and FaceTime Audio calls from the same number as the messaging line.	SupportedCalls go out from the same number the line texts from. 500 minutes per line per month included.
Other channels
SMS	Supported	PartialSMS through your own Twilio, GHL or webhook provider, or P2P SMS from the line in its eSIM country.
RCS	PartialRCS for rich media was rolled out in 2026. The API lists RCS as inbound only.	Not supportedNot offered
WhatsApp	PartialHomepage lists WhatsApp as a fallback step. No WhatsApp option in the API, and llms.txt says it is not a WhatsApp API.	Not supported
Telegram	Not supportedNot offered	PartialTelegram bot for team notifications and replies. Leads are not messaged on Telegram.
Slack	PartialSlack notifications for inbound replies. Not a messaging channel.	PartialLead conversations appear as Slack threads the team can reply from. Not a channel to contacts.
Email	Not supportedDeveloper page says it is not a general email API.	SupportedmessageType email sends email, and an email bridge sends iMessages from your inbox.
Phone calls	SupportedCloud dialer with inbound, outbound, routing, recording and voicemail, plus a browser calling SDK.	SupportedOutbound calls with recording, inbound forwarding and a click-to-call API (beta, +1 numbers only).
Apple Messages for Business	Not supportedNot offered	Not supportedNot offered
Unified channel API	PartialOne send endpoint covers iMessage and SMS. Calls and FaceTime use separate endpoints.	SupportedOne send endpoint with messageType imessage, sms or email.
Developer tools
REST API	SupportedREST API with Bearer keys and an OpenAPI spec.	Supported
TypeScript SDK	Partial@tryprojectblue/dialer is a browser SDK for phone calls only. No messaging SDK.	Not listedThe iMessage API page shows npm install @tuco-ai/sdk, but no such package is on npm.
Python SDK	Not listed	Not listed
Other SDKs	Not listed	Not listed
CLI	Not listed	Not listed
Webhooks	SupportedInbound and outbound message events and inbound FaceTime call events.	SupportedSent, failed, fallback, opened, reply, reaction, AI draft, handover, call recording and DNC events.
Signed webhooks	Not listedWebhook docs do not mention signatures.	SupportedHMAC-SHA256 in the X-Tuco-Signature header.
MCP server	SupportedRemote MCP server with OAuth 2.1, plus an optional Claude Code plugin.	Supportedtuco-mcp on npm, run locally with an API key, with about 90 tools.
Open source	PartialThe dialer SDK is MIT licensed on npm. The platform is closed.	Partialtuco-mcp is MIT licensed on npm. The platform is closed.
Self-hosting	Not listedHosted service on Project Blue lines. Self-hosting is not mentioned.	Not listedHosted on Tuco hardware. Self-hosting is not mentioned.
Local testing	Not listedTrial accounts send real messages to verified numbers; docs say they are not a simulator.	PartialSimulate runs a goal bot against a transcript without sending. Message sends have no sandbox.
Custom channel providers	Not listed	PartialSMS fallback can route through your Twilio, GoHighLevel or a custom webhook.
Event replay	Not supportedDocs say webhooks have no retries and failed deliveries are not replayed.	Supported30-day webhook delivery log with replay from the dashboard or API, plus one automatic retry.
OpenTelemetry	Not listed	Not listed
No-code integrations	SupportedGoHighLevel conversation provider with workflow actions and triggers. llms.txt also lists Zapier.	SupportedGoHighLevel, n8n, Zapier and Make.com.
CRM integrations	SupportedHubSpot and Close CRM. Salesforce is not listed.	SupportedHubSpot, Salesforce, Close and Pipedrive. One CRM per workspace.
Built for AI agents
Agent framework	Not listed	SupportedHosted goal bots and Knowledge Base replies with tools, in copilot or autopilot mode.
Agent framework integrations	Not listed	Not listed
Streaming replies	Not listed	Not listed
Agent group chats	Not listed	Not supportedNo group chat support
Human handoff	PartialReps reply in the CRM inbox and can join group threads. No agent handoff controls documented.	SupportedCopilot drafts need approval, and conversation.handover fires when the AI stops for a person.
Audit logs	Not listed	SupportedActivity log of workspace changes, including MCP tool calls.
Message history API	SupportedList and get messages, inbound and outbound, with filters.	SupportedMessage history, conversations and replies endpoints.
Plans and compliance
Free plan	PartialFree trial on a shared line to verified numbers. Some endpoints are off on trial.	Not supportedDocs say there are no free trials, paid pilots or refunds.
Public pricing	Supported$166/month per line billed annually, or $199/month per line on a 12-month plan.	SupportedStarter $149/month, Growth $299/month, plus $335 setup per line.
No per-message fees	SupportedFlat per-line pricing with unlimited texting under fair use.	SupportedNo per-message fees. AI credits and extra call minutes are billed separately.
Uptime SLA	Not listedSite cites a 99.9% uptime record and a public status page. No contractual SLA found.	Not listedGrowth lists a 4-hour support SLA. No uptime SLA found.
Isolated infrastructure	PartialEach rep gets a dedicated line that is never shared. Other infrastructure is not described.	SupportedEach line runs on its own iPhone and Apple ID on dedicated Mac hardware, with no VMs.
SOC 2 Type II	Not listed	Not supportedSecurity page says Tuco does not hold SOC 2.
GDPR	PartialPrivacy policy lists GDPR and UK GDPR rights. No DPA found.	SupportedGDPR page with data rights and Standard Contractual Clauses. DPA availability listed.

Feature

Project Blue

Tuco AI

iMessage messaging

iMessage

Group chats

Send to groups of 2 to 32 by API. Not on trial accounts, and group sends do not sync to the CRM.

Not supportedTuco's llms.txt says it has no group chats.

Group management

PartialGroups are created by sending to a set of numbers. No add or remove member endpoints documented.

Not supportedNo group chat support

Group name and photo

PartialgroupName can be set when a group is created. No group photo documented.

Not supported

Mentions

Not listed

Not supported

Tapbacks

PartialSend or remove the six classic tapbacks on inbound iMessages. Receiving reactions is not documented.

Send six classic tapbacks by API; inbound reactions, including custom emoji, arrive as message.reaction.

Threaded replies

Not listed

Typing indicators

PartialSend only, iMessage only, into an existing conversation. Inbound typing events not documented.

PartialStart and stop typing by API, best effort. Inbound typing events not documented.

Read receipts

Not listed

message.opened webhook with readAt when the recipient has read receipts on.

Edit and unsend

Not listed

Message effects

4 bubble and 9 screen effects through the effect field. iMessage only.

Not listed

Animated text effects

Not listed

Stickers

Not listed

Formatted text

Not listed

Attachments

Images, videos and vCards by URL.

Up to 2 files per message, 25 MB each. Not allowed on the first message to a contact.

Live Photos

Not listed

Rich link previews

Not listed

Voice messages

Audio files sent as voice memos, plus AI text-to-speech voice memos.

voiceNote sends one audio file as a native voice note bubble.

Contact cards

VCF files through mediaAttachmentUrl.

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Sender name and photo

Set, read and share a line's Share Name and Photo card by API.

PartialLine name and photo are set by Tuco staff, at most 3 changes per line per month.

FaceTime calls

PartialFaceTime Audio only, outbound and inbound, on FaceTime-enabled accounts. Not on trials.

PartialFaceTime Audio calls as a $100/month per-line add-on. Tuco's llms.txt says it has no FaceTime.

Delivery status

PartialMessages carry a status field such as delivered. Webhooks cover only inbound and outbound messages.

queued, sent, delivered, failed and fallback statuses, with sent, failed and fallback webhooks.

iMessage availability check

Single, round-robin and bulk checks, about 70 per line per day.

Focus and Notify Anyway

Not listed

Numbers and delivery

Managed lines

No iPhone, Mac or SIM needed. Lines are set up remotely, usually within one business day.

Each line is a real iPhone with an eSIM that Tuco hosts. About 48 hours to activate.

Dedicated numbers

A dedicated line per rep, never shared. New lines are requested by API and provisioned by the team.

One Apple identity per line. Lines can be ordered by API.

Shared numbers

PartialTrial accounts only: a shared line that can reach verified numbers.

Not listed

Bring your own number

Existing numbers can be ported to Project Blue's carrier partner.

PartialDocs say existing numbers cannot be ported in, but a Linq migration page offers to port Linq numbers.

Line pooling

Sends without lineId are load balanced across your lines.

Sends without fromLineId round-robin across active lines.

SMS fallback

Falls back to SMS from the same line when iMessage is unavailable.

PartialThrough your Twilio, GoHighLevel or webhook provider, or P2P SMS from the line once support enables it.

RCS fallback

Not listedHomepage describes fallback from iMessage to WhatsApp to SMS. RCS fallback is not described.

Not supportedRCS not offered

Outbound-first messaging

Lines are sold as outbound-ready. Guidelines rule out mass outbound iMessage.

Outbound to opted-in contacts. Cold lists are refused, and first messages cannot carry links or files.

Calls on the iMessage number

Dialer and FaceTime Audio calls from the same number as the messaging line.

Calls go out from the same number the line texts from. 500 minutes per line per month included.

Other channels

SMS

PartialSMS through your own Twilio, GHL or webhook provider, or P2P SMS from the line in its eSIM country.

RCS

PartialRCS for rich media was rolled out in 2026. The API lists RCS as inbound only.

Not supportedNot offered

PartialHomepage lists WhatsApp as a fallback step. No WhatsApp option in the API, and llms.txt says it is not a WhatsApp API.

Not supported

Not supportedNot offered

PartialTelegram bot for team notifications and replies. Leads are not messaged on Telegram.

Slack

PartialSlack notifications for inbound replies. Not a messaging channel.

PartialLead conversations appear as Slack threads the team can reply from. Not a channel to contacts.

Not supportedDeveloper page says it is not a general email API.

messageType email sends email, and an email bridge sends iMessages from your inbox.

Phone calls

Cloud dialer with inbound, outbound, routing, recording and voicemail, plus a browser calling SDK.

Outbound calls with recording, inbound forwarding and a click-to-call API (beta, +1 numbers only).

Apple Messages for Business

Not supportedNot offered

Unified channel API

PartialOne send endpoint covers iMessage and SMS. Calls and FaceTime use separate endpoints.

One send endpoint with messageType imessage, sms or email.

Developer tools

REST API

REST API with Bearer keys and an OpenAPI spec.

TypeScript SDK

Partial@tryprojectblue/dialer is a browser SDK for phone calls only. No messaging SDK.

Not listedThe iMessage API page shows npm install @tuco-ai/sdk, but no such package is on npm.

Not listed

Not listed

Not listed

Inbound and outbound message events and inbound FaceTime call events.

Sent, failed, fallback, opened, reply, reaction, AI draft, handover, call recording and DNC events.

Signed webhooks

Not listedWebhook docs do not mention signatures.

HMAC-SHA256 in the X-Tuco-Signature header.

MCP server

Remote MCP server with OAuth 2.1, plus an optional Claude Code plugin.

tuco-mcp on npm, run locally with an API key, with about 90 tools.

Open source

PartialThe dialer SDK is MIT licensed on npm. The platform is closed.

Partialtuco-mcp is MIT licensed on npm. The platform is closed.

Self-hosting

Not listedHosted service on Project Blue lines. Self-hosting is not mentioned.

Not listedHosted on Tuco hardware. Self-hosting is not mentioned.

Local testing

Not listedTrial accounts send real messages to verified numbers; docs say they are not a simulator.

PartialSimulate runs a goal bot against a transcript without sending. Message sends have no sandbox.

Custom channel providers

Not listed

PartialSMS fallback can route through your Twilio, GoHighLevel or a custom webhook.

Event replay

Not supportedDocs say webhooks have no retries and failed deliveries are not replayed.

30-day webhook delivery log with replay from the dashboard or API, plus one automatic retry.

OpenTelemetry

Not listed

No-code integrations

GoHighLevel conversation provider with workflow actions and triggers. llms.txt also lists Zapier.

GoHighLevel, n8n, Zapier and Make.com.

CRM integrations

HubSpot and Close CRM. Salesforce is not listed.

HubSpot, Salesforce, Close and Pipedrive. One CRM per workspace.

Built for AI agents

Agent framework

Not listed

Hosted goal bots and Knowledge Base replies with tools, in copilot or autopilot mode.

Agent framework integrations

Not listed

Streaming replies

Not listed

Agent group chats

Not listed

Not supportedNo group chat support

Human handoff

PartialReps reply in the CRM inbox and can join group threads. No agent handoff controls documented.

Copilot drafts need approval, and conversation.handover fires when the AI stops for a person.

Audit logs

Not listed

Activity log of workspace changes, including MCP tool calls.

Message history API

List and get messages, inbound and outbound, with filters.

Message history, conversations and replies endpoints.

Plans and compliance

Free plan

PartialFree trial on a shared line to verified numbers. Some endpoints are off on trial.

Not supportedDocs say there are no free trials, paid pilots or refunds.

Public pricing

$166/month per line billed annually, or $199/month per line on a 12-month plan.

Starter $149/month, Growth $299/month, plus $335 setup per line.

No per-message fees

Flat per-line pricing with unlimited texting under fair use.

No per-message fees. AI credits and extra call minutes are billed separately.

Uptime SLA

Not listedSite cites a 99.9% uptime record and a public status page. No contractual SLA found.

Not listedGrowth lists a 4-hour support SLA. No uptime SLA found.

Isolated infrastructure

PartialEach rep gets a dedicated line that is never shared. Other infrastructure is not described.

Each line runs on its own iPhone and Apple ID on dedicated Mac hardware, with no VMs.

SOC 2 Type II

Not listed

Not supportedSecurity page says Tuco does not hold SOC 2.

GDPR

PartialPrivacy policy lists GDPR and UK GDPR rights. No DPA found.

GDPR page with data rights and Standard Contractual Clauses. DPA availability listed.

Checked on each provider's own site and docs on 2026-10-25. “Not listed” means the provider does not mention it.

Pricing

Project Blue

Flat per-line pricing: $166 a month per line billed annually or $199 a month per line on a 12-month plan, with a free trial on a shared line.

Pricing model: flat per line

Source

Tuco AI

Starter is $149 a month for 1 line and Growth $299 a month for 2 lines, each with a one-time $335 setup fee per line and no per-message fees.

Pricing model: flat per line, plus AI credits and call minute packs

Source

Which should you choose?

Choose Project Blue if you need group chats, group management, group name and photo and message effects.

Choose Tuco AI if you need read receipts, Telegram, email and signed webhooks.

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